1st: Take a look of this mobilisation map created by activists in France:
http://www.univ-lille1.fr/
Is anybody willing and able to make a similar map for the upcoming week of action, which we could then put on the homepage (http://emancipating-
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2nd: A few days ago I prepared a "Slide-show" with some of the footages of the "International Day of Action against the Commercialisation of Education", on Nov.5th:
http://www.emancipating-
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3rd: Did you hear about the recent protests in France, India, U.S. of A. or Ireland? No?? Well, let me give you a little overview.
- 28/01/2009 In Pakistan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=F6-C9s5jUQA
- 28/01/2009 In Arizona, U.S. of A.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=4STA2Py3dmo
- 04/02/2009 15.000 in Dublin, Ireland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=WAnQdh287nQ
For more info: http://free-education.info/2009/02/05/irish-times-15000- in-third-level-fees-protest- in-dublin
- 04/02/2009 Hundreds protested in Bielefeld (Germany) against tuition fees: http://www.neues-deutschland.
de/artikel/143383.proteste- (in German)reloaded.html
- 05/02/2009 Directors' office was occupied in Freiburg (Germany) for at least 24hrs: http://linksunten.indymedia.
org/de/node/125 (in German)
- 05/02/2009 In Paris, France: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=buxUNBCyKlc
- 09/02/2009 In Tennessee, U.S. of A.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=YyUYrUY-NcM
- 09/02/2009 In Pennsylvania, U.S. of A.: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/
paper-trail/2009/02/11/penn- state-students-protest- governors-budget-proposal.html
- 09/02/2009 In Atlanta, U.S. of A.: http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/
dpp/news/Clark_Atlanta_ Students_Protest_Layoffs_ 020909
- 10/02/2009 In New Delhi, India: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=qCI_2qmn2Xw
For more info: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/JNUSU_ called_for_a_48-hour_strike_ from_Monday/articleshow/ 4132720.cms
- 11/02/2009 In Washington DC, U.S. of A.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vyhMearqMhE
For more info: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/ 11/ST2009021103355.html
- 13/02/2009 In Minesota, U.S. of A.: http://www.winonadailynews.
com/articles/2009/02/14/news/ 03students0214.txt
- 16/02/2009 In Roskilde, Denmark: http://jp.dk/uknews/
article1603816.ece
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4th: This is the current list of activists (9) willing to share their contacts with all of you:
- anythingartscollective@gmail.
com (RN Wagner: Spoken Word Poet / Artist, who's involved deep with the social justice crews crowds of St.John's, Newfoundland & Southern Ontario [Canada]) - info@socialwelfareparty.com (Nadeem Juneaja: Social Welfare Party [England, Kenya and Pakistan])
- tao_of_tempest@yahoo.com (James R.: Ft. Worth, Texas [U.S. of A.])
- greenlady81@yahoo.com (Lisa: Socialist Students Union, Kentucky [U.S. of A.])
- lapollaconcebolla@hotmail.com (Zaragoza [Spain])
- uniurbinlotta@gmail.com (Andrea: Urbino [Italy])
- international.students.
movement@gmail.com (Mo: Marburg [Germany]) - iain-b@hotmail.com (Iain: uOttawa Drop Fees [Canada])
- alphonso_weah@yahoo.com (Alphonso: YoCADS [Liberia])
I am also considering to publish this list on the homepage (http://emancipating-
It might be very useful to have a contact from each group/city/country listed on the homepage, so that activists know who to contact in their region.
Therefore I ask all of you to let me know, if I can publish your group name and email address on the homepage!
Please let me know in the coming days.
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5th: Details for the next "international chat-conference"
Agenda proposal for the next "international chat-conference"
- TOP1: Round of introduction (if deemed necessary and praticable)
- TOP2: General questions (space to ask general questions regarding the global week of action and the "International Students Movement"open space for all who want to make any sort of announcements)
- TOP3: Announcements (open space for all those who want to make any sort of announcement)
- TOP4: Things to be done! (e.g. translations, mobilisation video, poster designs, ... [~25mins])
- TOP5: "Global Flashmob" (for details: http://www.emancipating-
education-for-all.org/content/ [~25mins])day-united-action-during-globa l -week-action-09
- If there is enough time and energy left:
TOP6: Collecting suggestions on how the week of action can be filled (e.g. teach-ins in public spaces [~30mins])
- TOP6: Open Space
How to join the chat:
Feb.22nd (Sunday) ---- 3pm GMT ---- click on this link to get to the chatroom:
To give yourself a nick just enter "/nick YOURNICK".
Or go here: https://chat.indymedia.org and enter your nick and the Channel (#education) inside the mask.
Or go here: https://chat.indymedia.org and enter your nick and the Channel (#education) inside the mask.
If you have any problems with the chatroom, just drop me a line and we'll try to fix it.
3pm GMT equals:
9am in Guatemala;
10am in Ottawa (Canada), Washington D.C. (U.S. of A.) and Colombia;
11am Santiago (Chile);
3pm in the UK, Liberia, Togo, Gambia, Ghana and Ireland;
4pm in Belgrade (Serbia), Spain, France, Germany, Finnland, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Croatia and (f.Y.R.o.) Macedonia;
5pm in Egypt, Instanbul (Turkey), Israel, Bulgaria, South Africa and Athens (Greece);
8pm Kyrgyzstan;
9pm in Dhaka (Bangladesh);
8pm Kyrgyzstan;
9pm in Dhaka (Bangladesh);
11pm in Manila (Philippines);
10pm in Jakarta (Indonesia);
10pm in Jakarta (Indonesia);
12pm (lunch time) in Argentina
and 2am (Feb.23rd) in Sydney (Australia).I created an "event page" for the chat this time (for the first time!) and more than 140 confirmed their attendance so far. Therefore I expect dozens of people attending the chat this time. I have no idea how we will be able to handle that.
But then again, it is great, if more people get involved :)
In Solid,
Mo.
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